Toasted Bread (Behr PPH-20)
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Toasted Bread (Behr PPH-20) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 56.3, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toasted Bread
Four Behr colors picked for Toasted Bread by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Toasted Bread, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Sociable | SW 6359 | 57 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Creamy Orange | 2166-50 | 59 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Antelope | 2005-6A | 54 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gentle Doe | 1201-4 | 53 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Toasted Bread (LRV 56.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Toasted Bread
Darker than Toasted Bread
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPH-20 |
| Hex | #E8BE99 |
| RGB | 232, 190, 153 |
| HSL | 28°, 63%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.8, 9.9, 24.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
| Also sold as | PPH-20 (HISP) Pan Tostado |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toasted Bread (Behr PPH-20), published as #E8BE99
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toasted Bread (Behr PPH-20)?
- Toasted Bread has an LRV of 56.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toasted Bread is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Toasted Bread in another brand?
- Sociable (SW 6359) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Toasted Bread warm or cool?
- Behr lists Toasted Bread as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.